Indian Entiminae
(Broad nosed weevils)
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| Species Name | : | Lepropus flavovittatus (Pascoe, 1881) |
| Taxonomic_position | : | Entiminae: Brachyderini: Piazomiina |
| Synonyms | : | Astycus flavovittatus Pascoe, 1881 Astycus quadrivirgatus Desbrochers des Loges, 1891 |
| Diagnosis | : | Rostrum deflected, longer than the head, the base only slightly broader than frons, upper surface plane or convex. The rostrum of this species has a pair of fine, dorsal carinae, one on either side of the central furrow in the apical half. Antennae cylindrical, curving slightly forwards when erect and gradually broadened. Legs with the front pair rather longer and distinctly stouter. |
| Host | : | Duabanga grandiflora |
| Distribution | : | India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, New Delhi) | References | : | Poorani, J. and Ramamurthy, V.V., 1997. Weevils of the genus Lepropus Schoenherr from the oriental region (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). Oriental Insects, 31(1), pp.1-82. |
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